molle
English
Etymology
See moll.
Adjective
molle (not comparable)
See also
References
- “molle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Albanian
Noun
molle
- indefinite dative/ablative singular of mollë
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔl/
- Rhymes: -ɔl
Etymology 1
Adjective
molle
- feminine singular of mou
Etymology 2
Borrowed from translingual Molle, and later through French who have travelled South America from Spanish and as well Quechua directly, which backcrossed its meaning to the specific species used by the Incas.
Noun
molle m (plural molles)
- pepper tree (Schinus gen. et spp., and especially the Peruvian pepper tree (Schinus molle))
Further reading
- “molle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Verb
molle
- inflection of mollar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔl.le/
- Rhymes: -ɔlle
- Hyphenation: mòl‧le
Etymology 1
Adjective
molle m or f (plural molli)
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
molle f
- plural of molla
Noun
molle f pl (plural only)
Latin
Etymology
From mollis (“soft”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɔl.lɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɔl.le]
Noun
molle n (genitive mollis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | molle | mollia |
genitive | mollis | mollium |
dative | mollī | mollibus |
accusative | molle | mollia |
ablative | mollī | mollibus |
vocative | molle | mollia |
Adjective
molle
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of mollis
References
- "molle", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *mulaz, *mulhaz (which is perhaps related to *muldō (“loose earth, soil”)), either through an unattested Old English *mol or as a borrowing from Middle Dutch mol, molle.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔl(ə)/
Noun
molle (plural molles)
- mole (Talpa europea)
- Synonyms: moldewarpe, wont
Descendants
- English: mole
References
- “molle, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Middle French mol or its etymon Latin mollis.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔl/, /mul/
Noun
molle (uncountable)
Descendants
- English: mull
References
- “mol(le, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Noun
molle
- alternative form of mylne
Norman
Adjective
molle
- feminine singular of mo
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmolle/
Verb
molle
- inflection of mollat:
- first-person dual present indicative
- third-person plural past indicative
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua molli, mulli meaning that tree.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoʝe/ [ˈmo.ʝe] (most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /ˈmoʎe/ [ˈmo.ʎe] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /ˈmoʃe/ [ˈmo.ʃe] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /ˈmoʒe/ [ˈmo.ʒe] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -oʝe (most of Spain and Latin America)
- Rhymes: -oʎe (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -oʃe (Buenos Aires and environs)
- Rhymes: -oʒe (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: mo‧lle
Noun
molle m (plural molles)
- pepper tree (Schinus gen. et spp., and especially the Peruvian pepper tree (Schinus molle))
- Synonym: huingán
Further reading
- “molle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024